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Back in Lhasa

Monday, June 21st, 2004

OK,

I’m back in Lhasa again after 4 cool days. A few friends and I wanted to see Lake Namso, supposedly the highest salt lake in the world. The tour included a few more stops, so we jumped at the opportunity to see more of Tibet than just Lhasa.
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The roof of the world

Sunday, June 13th, 2004

I’m in Lhasa, the capitol of Tibet!

It’s 3,700 meters high (almost 12,000 feet), and is in the middle of the Himalaya’s (the highest mountain chain in the world – the roof of the world). The people here are amazing! There are pilgrims who have walked hundreds of miles just to come to what they believe is the most holy city in the world! They have a great smile and have genuinely good hearts!
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